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Is there a bone marrow registry in Tokelau?

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As of , no bone marrow donor registry signs up people who live in Tokelau. Tokelau is a territory within the Realm of New Zealand and its people are New Zealand citizens, New Zealand’s foreign ministry says. 7

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Tokelau at a glance
RegionPolynesia, Oceania 9
PopulationAbout 2,400 (2023) 10
World donor searchNo organization based in Tokelau lists adult donors or cord blood units in WMDA’s Search & Match (). 11
Where we looked5 places, in English and Tokelauan
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Why is there no link to a registry in Tokelau?

Tokelau’s people are New Zealand citizens, New Zealand’s foreign ministry says, but on Oct 11, 2026 New Zealand’s registry described delivering its kits anywhere in New Zealand and registering people now resident there, with no route for people living in Tokelau. 1 2 7

What we found in Tokelau

Tokelauans are NZ citizens; NZ’s registry hasn’t said they can join from Tokelau. 1 7

WhereLanguageFindingDate
World Marrow Donor AssociationEnglishThe World Marrow Donor Association’s member map listed no organization based in Tokelau when we checked it on Oct 11, 2026. 8
Government of TokelauEnglishWhen we read the Government of Tokelau’s website on Oct 11, 2026, its main screen reported the October 2016 census count of usual residents of Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu, and nothing on health services or donor registries. 5
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  • New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service) English ·
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  • Another page we read English ·

Can people in Tokelau join a registry abroad?

At the 2023 Census, 9,822 people in New Zealand identified as Tokelauan, Stats NZ says, and only 20.5% of them were born overseas. Tokelauans living in New Zealand can join its registry at 18 to 35 if they can give blood there, as checked on Oct 16, 2026, and it wants more Pacific donors. 2 4 6

Questions about Tokelau

Can a hospital in Tokelau search abroad for a donor?

A 2019 Massey University review of Tokelau’s clinical health services and Patient Referrals Scheme looked at care for Tokelau’s referred patients in Tokelau, Apia and New Zealand from July 2014 to June 2018; its summary doesn’t mention stem cell transplants. 13

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Sources

How we check

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Registries

  1. New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service). How to join.
  2. New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service). FAQs. Checked
  3. New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service). Swab kits.
  4. New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service). Who can join.

Official bodies

  1. Government of Tokelau. Home.
  2. Stats NZ. Tokelauan, Place and ethnic group summaries. 2023. Checked
  3. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Tokelau.

Figures and lists

  1. World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
  2. United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49): Overview (English table).
  3. UN DESA Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024: Total population by sex (CSV).
  4. WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.

Other sources

  1. Massey University Research Online. Review Report on Tokelau's Clinical Health Services and Patient Referrals Scheme (2019, search-result title). 2019. Unavailable when read
  2. Massey University. Review Report on Tokelau's Clinical Health Services and Patient Referrals Scheme (repository record). Updated Nov 21, 2019. Checked